Ndege

Ndege

bird

Swahili → English

Example

Ndege wanaruka juu ya miti asubuhi.
Birds fly above the trees in the morning.
Pronunciation: N-DEH-geh wah-nah-ROO-kah JOO yah MEE-tee ah-soo-BOO-hee
Grammar: Ndege is class 9/10; here it is plural from context and takes the class 2 verb prefix wa- in wanaruka to mean ‘they (birds) are flying’.